Fund Administration Manager

Recruiter
Alter Domus
Location
Chalfont Saint Peter, United Kingdom
Salary
Competitive
Posted
22 May 2023
Closes
21 Jun 2023
Ref
19405556
Industry Sector
Finance - General
Employment Type
Full Time
Education
Bachelors
We are Alter Domus. Our name means "The Other House" and we're a world leading provider of integrated solutions for the alternative investment industry. We believe in being different. Here, you progress on merit, not who you know. You speak openly, whoever you're speaking to. And it's your freedom to decide which cutting-edge kind of finance professional you want to be. Join more than 4,000 fund administration, accounting, tax, loan administration and legal experts worldwide and take pride in being alternative.

Alter Domus clients include the world's leading asset managers, lenders and asset owners. We're specialists who use the most innovative technologies to create unparalleled solutions for the private equity, real assets and debt capital markets sectors. This is where standout talent advances what's possible in fund administration, corporate services, depositary services, transfer pricing, domiciliation, management company services, loan administration, agency services, trade settlement and CLO manager services.

JOB DESCRIPTION:

As a Manager, you will use experience you have acquired in the past as well as excellent organizational skills, sound judgment, the ability to prioritise tasks, and strong personal character to help meet client requirements and to ensure the overall fund team performs and grows. Your team will benefit from your good listening skills, tailored coaching, and planning.
You will have the following key responsibilities:

• Leadership role on a portfolio of client relationships, likely to include Credit, Private Equity and Real Estate funds, for which you will manage and coordinate the Guernsey administration processes;
• Act as a central point of contact for your clients, capable of identifying and anticipating possible problem areas. You will be able to accurately measure potential risks and be able to offer suitable solutions to the client.
• Drive the successful delivery by your team, of core operational processes including draw downs, distributions, investment transactions, investor reporting, financing arrangements and facilities, investor queries and other administration activity;
• Support new business activity including client acceptance, entity establishment and the setup of client specific operational processes and records;
• Work within a small team and provide support and training to more junior members;
• Review client payments on a variety of bank platforms;
• Help coordinate the service offering across all Alter Domus teams for your clients, working closely with the Accounting, Company Secretarial and Compliance teams;
• Manage the relationships with other service providers in the industry, including auditors, lawyers and banks;
• Be responsible for the coordination and validation of work delivered by your team;
• Prepare client service agreements, invoicing, and other documents connected to your client relationships;
• Actively contribute to the ongoing risk & compliance reviews on your clients; and
• Assist in continual enhancement of systems and process to meet the client needs.

YOUR PROFILE:
• Most importantly, a passion for your role and for building successful client relationships through teamwork and high standards of service;
• Have 5 to 10 years of fund administration experience, including 1 to 2 years at Manager level;
• Hold a relevant professional qualification such ICSA, CAT, ACCA, ACA;
• Possess excellent organisational skills;
• Be ambitious, a good communicator with a high level of energy and commitment;
• Have the ability to work under pressure and meet a range of deadlines; and
• Have high level of IT literacy.